hiya,
my neighbour,has asked me if he buys a 125 yam scooter will he need a cbt.and l plates

he does not have a motocycle licence but he,s a HGV driver

,help please, ive never had to do a cbt so dont know much about it

Yes.

DougL wrote:Yes.

Thankyou, i will tell him

If he passed his driving test a while back he may already have the 'p' category on the back of his photocard. If he does he can ride a 50cc without L plates and carry a pillion. If he doesn't have an 'A' category on the back of his photocard, then he needs to do a CBT.

I seem to remember reading that if you had passed your car test prior to a certain date, you can, as advised, ride a 50cc without L's and carry a pillion,
And ride a 125 with L's... indefinatly... BUT would need a CBT if you wish to progress to a Full Licence.

Pehaps the 125 bit has changed...
https://www.gov.uk/cbt-compulsory-basic ... ng-licence" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I think it is that if you passed your car test before 2001 (I think) you can ride a 50cc without L plates or CBT, but I think that 125s need CBT and L plates....unless maybe you passed your car test decades ago!!!

MrGrumpy wrote:I think it is that if you passed your car test before 2001 (I think) you can ride a 50cc without L plates or CBT, but I think that 125s need CBT and L plates....unless maybe you passed your car test decades ago!!!

He definitely passed his car test long before 2001, we know he can ride a 50 without l plates
its they 125 he,s not sure of ,when you look at the DVLA site it seems to say he can ride for two years before he goes for a cbt,
i have not got a clue about cbt

I found this.

This depends. Everyone has to complete a CBT if they wish to ride a bike bigger than a moped*. If you have a full car licence which was obtained before the 1st February 2001 then you automatically have a full moped licence. This means you can ride a moped without any prior training, nor will you have to display L-plates plus you are able to take passengers. That said, it would be a bit silly hopping onto a moped without some sort of training beforehand - a CBT day is a perfect introduction. If you took your car test on or after the 1st February 2001 then you will have to complete a CBT. On completion, this qualifies your full moped licence and your provisional motorcycle licence. This means you can ride a moped for the length of the licence without re-taking your CBT every two years. It also means you don't have to display L-plates on your moped and you can take passengers. This is not true of any bike bigger than a moped, however. As a provisional licence holder a CBT will allow you to ride a learner legal motorcycle up to 125cc, but L-plates must be displayed and you cannot take passengers. Your CBT must be renewed every two years. *current definition of a moped is a motorcycle no bigger than 50cc with a maximum design speed not exceeding 28mph - this relates to category 'AM' on driving licences issued from 19/1/2013. The older definition of moped, relating to category 'p' on older licences allows for a maximum design speed of 31mph. - See more at: http://www.lets-ride.co.uk/frequently-a ... HavRI.dpuf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And this

Can I ride a 125cc bike on a car licence? No. A 125cc bike, regardless of it being a scooter or a geared bike, is classified as a motorcycle and is bound by learner motorcycle laws. This means you need to complete a CBT to qualify your provisional motorcycle licence. Then you can ride up to a 125cc learner-legal bike. - See more at: http://www.lets-ride.co.uk/frequently-a ... b3RQm.dpuf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

ridinhigh wrote:when you look at the DVLA site it seems to say he can ride for two years before he goes for a cbt,

No definietely not the case. If you want to ride a 125 then you need to do a CBT unless you have a motorcylce licence endorsement on your licence, which, as I said earlier, is an A, A1 or A2 on the back of your photocard. For example, I have a full A licence, but with code 78, which means automatics only. However, I can ride a manual 125cc bike on L plates without doing another CBT (I did one in 2006 before I did my test in 2007)

DougL wrote:

ridinhigh wrote:when you look at the DVLA site it seems to say he can ride for two years before he goes for a cbt,

No definietely not the case. If you want to ride a 125 then you need to do a CBT unless you have a motorcylce licence endorsement on your licence, which, as I said earlier, is an A, A1 or A2 on the back of your photocard.

Yep cbt ride for 2 years then retake. Only £110 as the nephew did a week ago.